CANDID PICS: KELLY ROWLAND LEAVING BBC RADIO 1 STUDIOS IN LONDON.

Aside from promoting her music, over the past of couple of years, R&B singer Kelly Rowland has spent more time overseas than in the States. I've even become more accustomed to posting pictures of Kelly in London, Milan, Australia and even Africa. However, it was Rowland's new role as ambassador for MTV's Staying Alive Foundation that led the former Destiny's Child singer on a trip to Africa, specifically South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya, where she made appearances to a number of Foundation supported HIV/AIDS awareness projects. The Foundation aims to reduce discrimination against HIV and AIDS victims especially in the country of Nairobi which is rife in the Kenyan capital. During her visit to Nairobi, the singer underwent a HIV/AIDS test to raise awareness of the deadly diseases in a bid to try and dissolve the stigma surrounding the illnesses. She says, "Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to HIV infection, and it is important for everyone to know their HIV status. The quicker you know your status, the sooner you can receive treatment if you're HIV positive+, and reduce the risk of inadvertently infecting future partners."

Watch Kelly get an HIV test: here

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CANDID PICS: TYLER PERRY, OPRAH WINFREY & GAYLE KING VACAYING IN PORTOFINO, ITALY.

Oprah Winfrey was spotted shopping, sailing and dining with pals Gayle King and playwright-turned-film producer Tyler Perry while vacationing in Portofino, Italy this week. Ms. Winfrey also took time out to shake hands and pose in pictures with fans and fellow tourists.

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NEW PICS: NELLY, ASHANTI, AKON & MURPHY LEE ON THE SET OF NELLY'S NEW 'BODY ON ME' VIDEO.

Rapper Nelly, his boo Ashanti and Akon recently shot the video Body On Me from Nelly's new album Brass Knuckles at the Red Rock Casino Spa in Las Vegas. The video will premiere next Saturday, July 19, 2008 on FN MTV on MTV2 at 9:00 p.m. At this year's B.E.T. awards, Ashanti made us all aware of that 'good, good' she possesses. Well, let's hope that if she and Nelly ever performed this song live, Nelly's good, good won't cause her forget the lyrics.

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NEW PICS: GABRIELLE UNION AT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF 'MEET DAVE.'

Speaking of funky Eddie, dude left Gabrielle Union hanging at the Los Angeles premiere of soon-to-flop Meet Dave on Tuesday night. According People.com, Murphy went ghost at the event because he 'was busy' on the set of his next film, A Thousand Words which is filming...in Santa Monica, California. "He's not here because he's doing a movie and shooting – he goes back-to-back-to-back," producer David T. Friendly told People on the premiere's red carpet. "Eddie, he'll never admit it, but he loves to work. And I think work keeps him happy." Murphy's co-star Union said the actor is "at peace" after recent activity that included a sudden split from his fiancée Tracey Edmonds last winter. "He's a really cool guy," says Union. "His kids were always on set. He's just really cool and at peace with himself."

And for those of you who were wondering if the short-do Gabrielle sported on the cover of the July 2008 issue of Essence magazine was a wig or the star's own hair, the answer is the latter. A couple of hours ago, I caught an entertainment news update on TV One that showed behind the scenes footage of Gabrielle as she sat in a salon chair while her hairstylist hacked her mid-length locks into an eccentric bob. Why she doesn't sport the do now still remains a mystery to me.

BELOW ARE PICS GABRIELLE AT THE 'MEET DAVE' PREMIERE. THEY'RE HIGH QUALITY PICS, SO MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON THEM TO SEE THEIR FULL IMAGE.

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NEW CANDID PICS: MEL B. LUNCHING WITH HER FAMILY AT THE GROVE IN LOS ANGELES.

Spice Girl Melanie 'Mel B.' Brown was spotted enjoying a family day while lunching at The Grove in Los Angeles with her husband Stephen Belafonte and her two daughters, Phoenix Chi, nine (with ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar), and Angel Iris Murphy Brown (with Eddie Murphy). Speaking of kids, the singer says she wants more children with Belafonte. Belafonte says if he had it his way, they'd have a least 11 more. The singer, who celebrated her first wedding anniversary last month (Jun 2008), also revealed that her husband spoils her rotten on a daily basis. She says, "He does something special for me every day. He still fills my room with flowers. And he's a very hands-on dad. He already has a child, Giselle, from a previous relationship, whom he still sees. We plan to have some more kids, in a few years' time. He says he wants 12 or 13. There are twins in his family, so who knows?"

Anybody care tell Eddie just what he's missing out on? That little girl is beyond adorable. The sad part is that if he ever came to his senses and decided to be a part of her life, she'd probably run away from him kicking and screaming in sheer fear. Hell, I know I would...and I'm a grown ass woman.

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